The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-24
OWNING RODS.
Tests Made With a Set of Them Owned
in Chicago.
From the Chica9o Tribune.


in Chicago.
From the Chicago Tribune
set of divining rods are the latest acqui-
sition to Chicagos collection of wonders.
Not divining rod such as has been used for
the last eighteen or nineteen centuries, and
which every man who has lived in ''drouthy
Kansas knows of, but a whole set of rods.
The ancient divining rod was a witch-hazel
or ash twig forl1ed, apd with it precious
metals could be located, though hidden
many feet below the surface of the earth.
II was also said TO be an unfaiing Indicator
of hidden sources of water. The set of rods
10 which allusion is made here has not all
these powers Their only aflinites are gold
and silver, and these two metals they will
always locate. At least so says their owner
a iniddle-aged and very intelligent lady
living at No. 81 Thilty-seventh street. A
reporter called upon her and obtained some
information concerning the rods, and was
also permitted TO see them and to watch
their action. They are slender pieces of
fibrous wood, four in number, aud a little
larger than an ordinary lead pencil. They
look like the common hemp, but are stained
red. One end of each of the sticks is whit
tied down TO point, while the other is cut
in the shape of V, so that the ends fit into
each other. When their owner brought
Lileln OllU ana eNIlDlUeu lletn Stle remarked:
II don't know that you will be convinced
of the efficacy of these little sticks, because
they are so simple. But you know the
greatest things have been achieved by sim
pie instruments. | only claim that there
is an affinity between these sticks and the
metals gold and silver, and | have demon
strated the fact 50 often that my claim can
not be shaken. | obtained the sticks from
a friend of mine who spent many wears in
Mexico among the Mexican Indians, aud
who was by them placed in possession of the
secret powers of this shrub, which grows in
the mountains of that country. These little
sticks which you see here located $4,000 IN
gold which had been hidden in Monterey.
Mex, and since | have had them 81 900
buried III an open field in New York State
was located by them. But one needs 70 he
educated somewhat 20 understand the in
struments.'
The lady then gave tho reporter two of
the sticks, with Instructions to hold them
by the points between the thumb and first
finger, the point of the index finger of each
hand touching each other She took hold
of the other two sticks i'm the same manner,
lifted the notched ends together and awaited
developments. But beyond a slight quiycr-
ing of the sticks, such as might have arisen
from the muscular tension, though the
sticks were held very lightly. there were
no developments. "Wait a moment said
the lady, "the little things don't know what
10 do. You have gold and silver about you.
haven't YOU Yes watch and chain. An!
see, they begin % move,' and tire sticks
hcgnn to bob up and down, apparently of
their own Volitlon, for neither the reporter
nor the lady did anything 90 produce such
action. Then. that the action of tine sticks
might be seen % better advantage. the ro-
porter placed his watch and chain ami some
gold aud silver cola on table in an adi0.n
ing room AMI again took bold ~ the ,tieis
which sOOn begun 10 swing around toward
the table containing the metal. The pod-
ton ~ tho table was then cbunged several
times nnd She sticks carried into other
rooms, but whenever the not bed cuds wsio
fitted together they swung around Zoo iue
dirgeflon oi no reporter deposit
HADw ahid the owner NJ tlle collection. b
~ know yOU nro not 1fisnsI in Your opu
mind that illls FL % fair test thnt d.d n0l
ronsi fhe rode ~ move hutltlsafarf thai .
Aaa ngllng ~ dO with Ii nud al.o fhHt .
HfY tso prs9na rau bold fha f0.lH and thH .
n.Hpf rrn'f a'I rn.ue. afu fhuNng ~ /
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